Seeric

17/02/15

I was thinking of new things I'd like to see in Below Kryll and one thing I think would be neat would be a new type of 'platform' for getting across dangerous terrain in a direct and distinctive way and which could also work well with the Teon tileset and one idea I came up with is the 'Mechanura'. As the name implies, this is a robotic version of the existing Enura enemies and it moves in the same way, but with the following important differences:

1) The Mechanura is treated more like an object than like an actual enemy; it's a robot so it's very heavy and can crush Mitsu and normal enemies (other Mechanuras excluded) against the ground if it hops on them, but it can be safely touched from the sides and you can even ride on its head - it's basically a hopping platform.

2) Like barrels and other objects, Mechanuras simply ignore spikes and can, to the benefit or the woe of the player, easily travel across them without and hindrance.

3) As a Fame item, Mechanuras can be used in the second layer, as well as any future ones, which would allow for quite a few new possibilities without trivializing any of the existing objects and enemies.

4) I saved this for last because I'm not sure if it would actually be a good idea or not, but I think it would make sense for the Mechanura to truly act as an object and not actually have health; Mitsu can't kill it with his sword, kunais bounce off of it, Bonons won't crush it, Dragon Mouth bullets will shatter against it, etc.

renboy

17/02/15